Monday 16 December · Southwell, England

11:52 Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Chase

Distance: 3m 0f 60y
Going: Good to Soft
Class: 5
Prize: GBP 6150
Runners: 7

Race preview

MISTYMAL has clearly benefited from the switch to fences, with a victory at Hereford backed up by his third at the same venue when beaten less than a length. The addition of cheekpieces may unlock further improvement at a track where he produced his best effort over timber, finishing runner-up in January. Safe Destination is entitled to be in the mix based on this season's efforts, while stepping up in trip appears the right move for Jessmae following his second on his chasing bow at Market Rasen.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Safe Destination	1P55-12	Toby McCain-Mitchell	N & W Twiston-Davies	11 10	11-2
2	Ali Star Bert	U2-P52P	J M Quinlan	S A Harris	12 0	8-1
3	Jessmae	2/244-02	Lee Edwards	Henry Oliver	10 7	9-4
4	Casting Aspersions	27-05P0	J J Burke	Noel Williams	10 10	14-1
5	Unblinking	2272PP-	Finn Lambert	R Bevis	11 6	80-1
6	Valence D'aumont	9P4-533	Sean Quinlan	J Parkinson & S Smith	11 2	17-2
-	Mistymal	0254-13	Alan Johns	Tim Vaughan	10 13	7-4
NR	Ballynaheer	17-3354	Non Runner	David Dennis	11 9